Wearing-apparel.



W. C. COLEMAN.

WEAHING APPAREL. APPLICATIQN FILED AuG.|0.191s.

Patented Apr. 17, 1917.

HUUENTOR WITNESSES ITTR/VEY jill@ WILLIAM C. COLEMAN', OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

lVEARING-APPAREL.

Application led August 10, 1916.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. COLEMAN, citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and ,State of hGregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wearing-Apparel, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wearing apparel, and is designed to provide apparel such as shirts, coats, trousers, and other garments having pockets with means whereby watches, knives, tobacco, cigarette papers, and the like, will be protected from injury and destruction by moisture when the garments are worn in regions where the temperature is very high and the climate moist and said garments under these conditions saturated with perspiration and rain, and articles such as described carried in the pocket are affected by the moisture.

The object of the invention is to provide an inner pocket made of some suitable water proof material which may be inserted in the pocket or pockets usually found in such garments and removably secured thereto, said inner pocket furthermore having a covering flap which may be secured over the mouth of the pocket to prevent articles placed therein from falling out and also to prevent rain. from entering the pocket.

With this object in view the invention consists of the structure hereinafter described, pointed out in the claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view of a portion of a shirt showing the inner pocket in position in the usual pocket of the shirt, and

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same on the line 2 2.

In the drawings 10 indicates a shirt upon the exterior of which is sewed the ordinary pocket 11 within which pocket is placed an inner pocket 12 made of some suitable impervious material such as rubber, rubber cloth or the like which will prevent the passage of moisture therethrough. The inner pocket 12 is closed tightly at the sides and bottom edges as shown and open at the top. The outer side 13 of the inner pocket has `a securing flap 14C on its upper edge provided with a buttonhole 15 therein, by means of which it is secured to a button 16 on the exterior of the shirt pocket and which holds said inner pocket 12 safely within the shirt pocket 11. The inner side 1'? of the pocket Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 17, 1917.

Serial No. 114,230.

12 is also provided with a flap 18 at the top furnished with a buttonhole 19 to fasten over the button 16 for covering the mouth of the pocket and thus prevent objects placed within the pocket from falling out as the wearer of the garment moves about in performing various operations.

The inner pockets 12 are designed to be made of various sizes and shapes to fit snugly but easily within the pockets of the different garments to which they may be applied, such as shirts, coats, trousers, and the like, and when in use prevent moisture of perspiration or rain from injuring articles as may be carried in the pocket such as watches, tobacco, cigarette papers, knives, and the like.

By forming` these pockets with the flap 14 to engage a button on the pocket, the inner pocket 12 may be removed when the shirt is changed and the same placed in the pocket of another garment and secured therein with little or no trouble, as it is only necessary to unbutton the flap 14 from the button 16 of one Igarment and fasten the same to a button of the other garment in which it may be placed. Preferably these pockets will be made of soft rubber', but if desired, rubberized cloth or other water proof cloth or material may be substituted.

What l claim is:

1. An inner pocket for a garment made of flexible watereproof material closed on the bottom and sides and having means on the open top adapted to be folded over the garment pocket and to be removably secured thereto on its outer side.

2. A protective pocket for garments comprising a bag-like article made of waterproof material open at the top only and having flaps on the front and rear of said open top for respectively securing said pocket within the pocket of a garment and for covering the opening of the pocket.

3. An inner pocket adapted to be placed within the pocket of a garment comprising a bag-like article formed of water proof material made impervious at its connected sides and bottom but open at the top, and a flap extending from each edge of said open top provided with means for securing said flaps to the pocket of a garment.

el. A. protective pocket for garments comprising a bag-like structure made of waterproof materials sealed at its side and bottom edges against the entrance of moisture and open at the top, a securing flap projecting from the outer side of said protective pocket having means thereon for securing1 the same in the pockets of a garment, and a flap on the rear of the protective pocket to fold over the mouth thereof and be secured to the pocket of the garment by the Same means that Secures the first named flap.

5. A protective pocket for garments made .of Water-proof material With its side and b0ttom edges sealed and open at the top, flaps proj eating` upwardly from the front and rear sides of said pocket at the mouth thereof, and means on each of said flaps whereby the same may be attached to a garment.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tW'o Witnesses.

WILLIAM o. COLEMAN.

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